The Book A Parish at War recording the parish of Deddington's military history was launched on 11 November 2011. On the day Radio Oxford interviewed the author and publisher Rob Forsyth & Michael Allbrook whose initial research into the names on the War memorial started the project along with ex service men and women in the book; Daphne Canning, Bill Cowley, Joyce Minnear, Len Plumbe and David Hood (President of the local branch of the Royal British Legion).